An inheritance provides you with a $52,000 per year payment for the next 40 years. A 6.00% discount rate, what is the present value of the inheritance? What is the gross amount of the payments?

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An inheritance provides you with a $52,000 per year payment for the next 40 years. A 6.00% discount rate, what is the present value of the inheritance? What is the gross amount of the payments? 

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a) Present value annuity (PV) of an inheritance payment (P) of $52,000 for a period (n) of 40 years at a discount rate (r ) of 6.00% is calculated as below:

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Answer: Present value of the inheritance is $782,407.44.

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